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Deep stuff, can’t really comprehend it all, but boyne will move the envelop, after Katz, Kircher is one the most outside the box thinkers in the industry, schaefer of Berkshire East is a rising star. Doug fish in a storm skier podcast mentioned that most ski resort managers are a risk averse...

What is dual band rfid system? Boyne resorts is quite the innovator across the decades, first to triple chair, first quad, first six pack. They are working on making snow only below 25 degrees, not sure if it’s 25,24 or another number, they found making snow below a certain temp keeps it form...

using Bobcat as an example, really not aware of Catskills skiing, whether open or closed, peak resorts reopened crotched Mtn in New Hampshire, I am sure vail watched that closely, would they do it themselve? Who knows!

That’s why I stated if the big four survive in their current form and that COVID has set the industry back five years, if Katz gets vail thru this in its current form, it will be his biggest management success to date, bigger than his epic pass, bigger than his ski resort purchases. Each of...

Rob Katz is Probably one of the greatest innovators in the history of the ski industry, changed the landscape of every ski area in the country, the max pass, the ikon pass and alterra all are the result of his innovations, maybe even the Indy pass. COVID has probably set the ski industry back...

according to Doug fish, pats peak did a survey of Indy pass users at pats peak, they asked one question, have you ever been to pats peak, 90 percent of Indy pass holders said no. That’s impressive

Might be closer to 3k, my guess September of last year was 500 tops, COVID 19 is a wild card in all this, who knows if it will hurt sales or help.

Wasn’t really comparing Indy pass to epic except to say that it took time for the epic pass to go from 350000 to roughly 1 million. Just like I think it will take time for the Indy pass to build out to 100 k, which I think is possible at some point in the future. Although at some point if...

if I remember the interview, from storm skiers podcast, it was pacific north west area, then Minnesota, then New England, could be wrong but that’s what I remember

Sam magazine just posted an article about it

Hear 3rd hand, vail letting a lot people go in the north east marketing depts of their ski areas,

Feel bad for people losing their jobs, but lots pain in the hospitality business, didn’t Disney just announce 28k layoffs, wondering how alterra is doing, they have way more debt that vail, I am hoping both survive this in their current form, it will be tough for them and all their other...

Never good at this word math problems, but based upon podcasts I heard Doug Fish talk about Indy passes sold last year, my guess and only a guess , they sold 2250 last year, so would you use six times on 2000 or 1000? My guess, they sold 1000 last year at this time and added another 1000 or so...

using “everyones” theory that we lost 20 percent of the season when everything shutdown on or about March 14, 20 percent of 51 million is 10 million plus

Even win smith, owner of sugarbush, on a storm skier podcast stated that younger people are beginning to discover skiing, when ever I visit Mt snow, okemo on the weekend I am amazed at the number of young families skiing, if it is dying you don’t see it at Mt snow/okemo, wachusetts ski area...

Thanks, Mc2, unless of course I missed your sarcasm,lol

Last year was 59 million skier visits, 51 million skier visits with a quarter of the season cut off this year, yup skiing is dying

Chris Diamond thinks you are blowing smoke, says their is a renaissance in the industry, Magic Mtn just had a record for season passes, ditto for Mad River Glen, yup the industry is dying sell all your equipment now, I will give you 5 cents on the dollar for it.

skiing is booming due to the super passes and Indy pass, resorts will have to expand and new resorts started to met all the new demand, don’t believe me, read Chris diamonds books about the growth in skiing

As warren miller use to say the best Mtn is the one you are actually on that day, so true